History of Great Britain, from the Revolution, 1688, to the Concluding of the Treaty of Amiens, 1802, Volume 1R. Phillips, 1806 |
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... king . The prince of Orange lands at Torbay King leaves Whitehall .... 84 84 86 86 88 The throne declared vacant ... James ..... 145 and conferred on king William . . 146 Page Exploits of viscount Dundee .... 148 Highlanders described ...
... king . The prince of Orange lands at Torbay King leaves Whitehall .... 84 84 86 86 88 The throne declared vacant ... James ..... 145 and conferred on king William . . 146 Page Exploits of viscount Dundee .... 148 Highlanders described ...
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... king James by Louis XI ......... 160 Invasion of Ireland by the French 161 Treachery of Tyrconnel ..... 162 King James makes his entry into Dublin ... 163 Battle of Bantry Bay ...... .. 164 Pretended parliament of Ireland convened by ...
... king James by Louis XI ......... 160 Invasion of Ireland by the French 161 Treachery of Tyrconnel ..... 162 King James makes his entry into Dublin ... 163 Battle of Bantry Bay ...... .. 164 Pretended parliament of Ireland convened by ...
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... King embarks for Holland ... 292 Battle of Landen ... 293 Charleroy taken ... James Montgomery 311 Earl of Melville appointed lord high commissioner ... king James .. 335 Intrigues of the court of St. Germaine's .. . 336 Earl of ...
... King embarks for Holland ... 292 Battle of Landen ... 293 Charleroy taken ... James Montgomery 311 Earl of Melville appointed lord high commissioner ... king James .. 335 Intrigues of the court of St. Germaine's .. . 336 Earl of ...
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... king of Poland . 469 Memorial of the court of St. Germaine's .... 470 King James solicits the good offices of the pope 471 Treaty of Ryswick signed .... 473 Session of parliament ... 476 Vote of the house of commons for disbanding the ...
... king of Poland . 469 Memorial of the court of St. Germaine's .... 470 King James solicits the good offices of the pope 471 Treaty of Ryswick signed .... 473 Session of parliament ... 476 Vote of the house of commons for disbanding the ...
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... king James II ..... 585 Overture of France for peace .... 592 Manifestoes of king James relative to the peace of Rys- wick 600 Conferences of Halle ..... 610 Papers relative to the first partition treaty .. 613 INTRODUCTION , CONTAINING ...
... king James II ..... 585 Overture of France for peace .... 592 Manifestoes of king James relative to the peace of Rys- wick 600 Conferences of Halle ..... 610 Papers relative to the first partition treaty .. 613 INTRODUCTION , CONTAINING ...
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Page 441 - To subject the press to the restrictive power of a licenser, as was formerly done, both before and since the Revolution, is to subject all freedom of sentiment to the prejudices of one man, and make him the arbitrary and infallible judge of all controverted points in learning, religion and government.
Page 534 - To which demand of their rights they are particularly encouraged by the declaration of His Highness the Prince of Orange as being the only means for obtaining a full redress and remedy therein. Having therefore an entire confidence that His said Highness the Prince of Orange...
Page 533 - January, in this year one thousand six hundred eighty and eight, in order to such an establishment, as that their religion, laws, and liberties might not again be in danger of being subverted ; upon which letters, elections have been accordingly made. And thereupon the said lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, pursuant...
Page 534 - That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted; 11. That jurors ought to be duly impanelled and returned, and jurors which pass upon men in trials for high treason ought to be freeholders; 12.
Page 150 - O thou that rollest above, round as the shield of my fathers! Whence are thy beams, O sun! thy everlasting light? Thou comest forth in thy awful beauty; the stars hide themselves in the sky; the moon, cold and pale, sinks in the western wave. But thou thyself movest alone; who can be a companion of thy course? The oaks of the mountains fall ; the mountains themselves decay with years ; the ocean shrinks, and grows again; the moon herself is lost in heaven.
Page 534 - That the freedom of speech and debates or proceedings in parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of parliament. That excessive bail ought not to be required nor excessive fines imposed nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Page 129 - That the pretended power of dispensing with laws, or the execution of laws, by regal authority, as it hath been assumed and exercised of late, is illegal.
Page 130 - And they do claim, demand and insist upon all and singular the premises, as their undoubted rights and liberties; and that no declarations, judgments, doings or proceedings, to the prejudice of the people in any of the said premises, ought in any wise to be drawn hereafter into consequence or example.
Page 532 - And excessive bail hath been required of persons committed in criminal cases, to elude the benefit of the laws made for the liberty of the subjects.
Page 531 - WHEREAS the late King James the Second, by the Assistance of divers evil Counsellors, Judges, and Ministers employed by him, did endeavour to subvert and extirpate the Protestant Religion and the Laws and Liberties of this Kingdom.